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Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Alabama Daily Auction Summary, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 22, 2024

4,371 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $258.03/cwt +21.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,628/hd at 631 lb · 125 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $235.90/cwt +6.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,231/hd at 522 lb · 111 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $236.09/cwt +12.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,376/hd at 583 lb · 103 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,371 2,751 3,884
Feeder cattle 3,562 2,152 3,187
Slaughter cattle 639 393 515
Replacement cattle 170 206 182

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher, feeder bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 307.00–310.00 $308.50 $1,188 +13.82
405–436 423 12 280.00–300.00 $291.13 $1,231 -0.53
450–486 476 50 250.00–290.00 $279.83 $1,332 +1.05
507–538 522 34 270.00–281.00 $275.89 $1,440 +29.80
553–594 579 82 243.00–276.00 $263.48 $1,526 +0.17
600–647 631 125 230.00–267.00 $258.03 $1,628 +21.26
665–690 677 52 235.00–253.50 $247.13 $1,673 +27.11
703–748 733 47 220.00–250.00 $244.52 $1,792 +35.05
753–793 764 44 185.00–231.00 $228.08 $1,743 +8.08
847 847 9 230.00 $230.00 $1,948 —
870 870 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,740 —
902 902 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,804 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
616 616 88 265.00 $265.00 $1,632 —
701 701 74 241.00 $241.00 $1,689 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–395 393 4 275.00–300.00 $285.57 $1,122 -24.26
410–443 435 7 275.00–280.00 $277.40 $1,207 +0.45
480–485 481 17 244.00–278.00 $258.74 $1,245 +10.03
505–538 524 7 252.00–269.00 $260.75 $1,366 +21.91
585 585 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,433 ±0.00
632 632 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,517 +22.00
655–680 665 4 215.00–227.00 $222.95 $1,483 —
703–742 721 33 216.00–230.50 $226.84 $1,636 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 7 334.00 $334.00 $1,122 +9.81
405–439 414 9 298.00–317.00 $306.85 $1,270 +0.89
570 570 1 263.00 $263.00 $1,499 —
609–615 610 9 248.50–260.00 $249.79 $1,524 +4.92
711 value added 711 34 244.00 $244.00 $1,735 —
825 value added 825 9 224.50 $224.50 $1,852 —
839–848 842 8 216.00–218.00 $217.24 $1,829 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 300.00 $300.00 $735 -6.80
255–290 269 7 285.00–300.00 $291.51 $784 -6.89
300–345 317 12 270.00–285.00 $277.74 $880 -1.76
350–390 367 29 248.00–285.00 $269.36 $989 +6.26
400–446 426 64 230.00–267.50 $254.03 $1,082 +6.58
455–485 473 59 225.00–251.00 $243.59 $1,152 +0.54
500–547 522 111 212.00–247.00 $235.90 $1,231 +6.31
555–598 583 103 205.00–246.00 $236.09 $1,376 +12.46
600–637 629 42 200.00–238.00 $230.31 $1,449 +18.38
650–699 666 21 180.00–224.00 $219.26 $1,460 +25.26
709–749 735 59 212.00–221.00 $217.69 $1,600 +27.43
875 875 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,759 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 231 4 310.00–335.00 $322.62 $745 -35.05
300–330 318 10 290.00–295.00 $293.98 $935 +10.09
351–390 364 12 265.00–290.00 $281.06 $1,023 +4.36
400–435 422 32 240.00–272.50 $260.46 $1,099 -2.57
455–495 478 6 233.00–255.00 $249.10 $1,191 +2.17
500–540 525 22 230.00–245.00 $240.07 $1,260 -1.74
559–587 563 91 227.00–250.00 $246.47 $1,388 +9.00
600–630 613 8 220.00–235.00 $226.64 $1,389 +5.09
620 value added 620 7 238.00 $238.00 $1,476 —
655–692 685 19 215.00–250.00 $243.83 $1,670 +28.83
756–760 756 12 200.00–226.50 $224.28 $1,696 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 295.00 $295.00 $723 +5.00
255–280 272 7 275.00–280.00 $278.31 $757 +8.39
310–345 329 6 245.00–275.00 $258.07 $849 +4.14
350–395 380 13 230.00–260.00 $241.21 $917 +9.42
405–440 422 9 218.00–250.00 $237.93 $1,004 +8.81
470–495 482 15 210.00–240.00 $223.22 $1,076 -7.41
505–545 532 13 210.00–225.00 $218.87 $1,164 +7.60
570–590 584 7 190.00–225.00 $216.11 $1,262 +16.21
600–645 631 14 170.00–223.00 $206.24 $1,301 -3.76
675 675 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,215 —
710–715 712 5 165.00–170.00 $167.01 $1,189 —
785 785 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,374 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–240 228 3 340.00–390.00 $372.55 $849 +32.55
280–285 282 3 325.00–347.00 $339.58 $958 +11.72
305–345 325 10 300.00–327.00 $313.88 $1,020 -6.17
350–395 372 14 290.00–320.00 $302.93 $1,127 +7.73
405–445 426 49 253.00–291.00 $273.53 $1,165 -12.33
450–495 474 29 255.00–282.00 $266.03 $1,261 -0.38
500–545 525 59 240.00–264.00 $252.00 $1,323 +5.65
550–593 569 39 235.00–247.00 $238.87 $1,359 +0.99
600–635 613 13 198.00–235.00 $229.09 $1,404 -5.12
655–685 664 12 202.00–228.00 $215.93 $1,434 -1.58
725–735 730 2 210.00–216.00 $213.02 $1,555 +9.74
791 791 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,542 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–240 232 7 328.00–400.00 $367.07 $852 +13.66
260–290 275 2 320.00–330.00 $324.73 $893 +4.73
315–345 332 14 320.00–340.00 $321.50 $1,067 -8.12
360–395 377 12 310.00–330.00 $318.96 $1,202 +10.25
400–445 425 14 285.00–300.00 $291.83 $1,240 -4.55
450–490 464 24 270.00–280.00 $273.39 $1,269 -9.75
500–545 525 8 255.00–272.00 $262.65 $1,379 -0.01
550–585 571 10 233.00–255.00 $242.75 $1,386 -7.22
615–641 630 9 232.00–240.00 $234.39 $1,477 -0.61
665–675 668 5 208.00–230.00 $225.59 $1,507 -4.98
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 320.00 $320.00 $816 +2.30
300–345 326 9 305.00–325.00 $314.45 $1,025 +3.44
355–390 370 12 280.00–295.00 $285.10 $1,055 -6.24
400–445 425 5 260.00–280.00 $273.15 $1,161 +3.39
455–495 474 14 230.00–265.00 $249.72 $1,184 -1.50
505–545 531 13 227.00–244.00 $236.70 $1,257 +0.33
560–595 578 7 215.00–235.00 $227.18 $1,313 +2.54
625–640 633 5 212.00–227.00 $219.82 $1,391 +18.34
660–690 678 5 190.00–217.00 $195.87 $1,328 -19.13
725 725 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,501 +15.81
760–785 773 2 190.00–192.00 $191.02 $1,477 +11.02

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1490 1205 80-85% 25 107.00–119.00 $113.92 $1,373 +0.13
960–1570 1216 80-85% 66 114.00–128.00 $121.89 $1,482 +8.10
935–1425 1222 80-85% 24 124.00–135.00 $129.52 $1,583 +9.50
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1370 1109 85-90% 16 90.00–113.00 $101.94 $1,131 —
825–1560 1165 85-90% 33 98.00–122.00 $112.45 $1,310 —
975–1480 1223 85-90% 13 105.00–132.00 $111.41 $1,363 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1420 1363 75-80% 3 126.00–140.00 $132.32 $1,804 +12.98
1185–1760 1434 75-80% 27 117.00–130.00 $122.84 $1,762 -1.00
1305–1855 1516 75-80% 8 116.00–119.00 $117.60 $1,783 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1985 1647 11 135.00–144.00 $137.91 $2,271 —
1380–1880 1702 5 155.00–162.00 $158.13 $2,691 +9.66
1330–1985 1761 16 143.00–168.00 $153.20 $2,698 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 9 1,060.00–1,288.00 $1,160.78

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,525.00–1,800.00 $1,662.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 1,400.00–2,400.00 $1,791.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 10 1,325.00–1,850.00 $1,525.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 2,200.00–2,475.00 $2,350.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,025.00–1,475.00 $1,360.71
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 21 1,000.00–1,475.00 $1,083.33
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,100.00–1,425.00 $1,257.14
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 1,450.00–1,650.00 $1,575.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.